Five short essay questions related to Sports Law

You will craft five essays. Out of the eight questions, you
will select five to answer in a short-essay format (2 to 4 paragraphs per
question).

Questions (select five):

1. You have
been hired to construct a risk management plan for an indoor sport-specific
training facility. Please list and thoroughly discuss the five components that
must be included in this plan.

2. You are a
Division I athletic director at a Conference USA institution. At the end of this past women’s basketball
season you had to fire the head coach after she had served as head coach for
the last seven years. You are in the process of hiring a new head coach for
your women’s basketball program. Prior to starting this process you are going
to need to set some parameters for this position. List and discuss, in detail,
five important questions that need to be answered regarding the new head
coach’s contract. Make sure that you thoroughly discuss how each question
affects the construction of this contract.

3. This is a
two-part question: 1) List and define the collective bargaining process and 2)
list and discuss the three (3) biggest impacts the CBA process has had on
professional sports.

4. Your firm
has been hired to give a presentation on the organizational structure of the
International Olympic Committee to the newest U.S. Olympic Team Track and Field
members. List and discuss the central items you will include in this
presentation. Make sure that you provide enough information so that the Track
and Field members understand the various governing bodies and how each affects
the rules and regulations for each track and field sport.

5. You are
the athletic director at Washington High School in South Carolina. Your high
school football team has just won the state championship. The day after your game, someone from a rival
high school makes a call to the South Carolina State High School Association
claiming that Washington High School had an ineligible player on its title
team. The State High School Association (SCSHSA) shows up at your office the
next day and informs you of this complaint and asks to see all of your player
records. The claim stated that one of your players falsified his residency so
he could attend Washington. List and
discuss at least three (3) policies or procedures you would have in place to
ensure all of your high school student-athletes are in compliance with state
association residency policies.

6. Billy
heads to the Boston Country Club to play a round of golf. Billy is a very good
golfer and usually shoots in the low 70s for 18 holes. This is the first time
Billy is playing the BCC. After warming up on the range, Billy gets in his golf
cart and heads to the first tee. At the first tee the starter, Mr. Kelly, takes
Billy’s ticket and wishes him good luck. Billy plays the first three holes at
even par. The fourth hole is a short par 3 with an elevated tee box with the
green some 100 feet below the tee box. After hitting his tee shot on the green,
Billy gets in his cart and starts to drive down the hill. As he continues, the
cart path makes a severe right turn. Billy is unaware of this turn, and in an
attempt to make it, he turns the steering wheel hard to the right. The golf
cart begins to make the hard right turn, but Billy has turned the wheel too
quickly and the golf cart flips over and rolls down the hill. Billy stays in
the golf cart until it comes to rest at the bottom of the hill. However, Billy
is pinned under the cart. Another group of golfers sees the accident and calls
911. Eventually, Billy is taken to the hospital. He has suffered a broken neck
and two cracked ribs, and his injuries will prevent him from returning to work
for a year. Billy retains a lawyer, Mr. Buck, and through a short
question-and-answer session Mr. Buck believes they have a solid negligence
case. List and briefly discuss each of the areas Mr. Buck needs to prove for a
negligence case. (Cite examples to support your statements.)

7. A
situation has recently occurred at Platt High School (PHS). A fight broke out
in the stands at a Conference Championship Friday night football game between
PHS and Elon High School. Attendance for this game was standing room only and
the fight broke out between students from each high school. The fight continued
for more than 10 minutes and spilled out onto the field of play. At the time of
the fight, only two police officers were present. You have been called in to
speak to the PHS administration regarding negligence and ways to prevent
another incident like this. In detail, please discuss what you would say
regarding negligence law and the necessary prevention measures that need to be
implemented to reduce the future likelihood of another fight.

8. Define
trademark and copyright. List and discuss at least three (3) reasons/benefits a
sport organization receives by trademarking a logo or catchphrase. Please
provide specific examples to support your response.